Hip Hop Awards 2022: Hit-Boy Nails It with These Legendary Records
Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., better known as Hit-Boy, took home the prestigious “Producer of the Year” award at the 2021 Hip Hop Awards hosted by the 85 South’s Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, & Chico Beans. The veteran musician has worked with some of the biggest names in music and is behind some of hip hop’s most significant records. As we gear up for this year’s ceremony, only a few short weeks away, we’re looking back at some of the funniest moments, show-stopping performances, powerful award acceptance speeches, and much more. So join us as we look back at some of Hit Boy’s biggest songs and see just why the west coast native earned the title of “Producer of the Year.”
Don Toliver – “What You Need”
“What You Need” is the lead single from Don Toliver’s sophomore album, Life of a Don. Hit-Boy and Corbett produced the 2021 track. The pair have worked on other successful records, including Nipsey Hussle’s “Racks in the Middle” and Nas’s “Ultra Black.”
Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE” feat. Drake
Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode,” featuring Canadian rap star Drake and Swae Lee, is the Houston native’s first number one single to hit the US Billboard Hot 100 and one of his biggest songs to date. The track, which features a sample from “Gimmie the Loot” co-written by Notorious B.I.G and Easy Mo Bee, earned the rapper several accolades, including two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 61st annual ceremony.
Nipsey Hussle – “Rack in the Middle” feat. Roddy Ricch
This 2019 banger from the late Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch was produced by Hit-Boy in what initially was supposed to be a collaboration before Hit-Boy and the “The Box” emcee. The single ultimately became Nipsey’s highest-charting song, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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Nas “Ultra Black”
Hit-Boy not only produced Nas’s 2020 single “Ultra Black,” but he’s also a featured artist—the lead off of the Queen’s emcee’s thirteenth Studio album King’s Disease. Together the frequent collaborators pay homage to “all things black” on the backdrop of a lazy jazz-inspired beat.
Nicki Minaj - “I Am Your Leader” feat. Cam'Ron, Rick Ross
Nicki Minaj released “I Am Your Leader” in 2012 from her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The electro-hop single features Dip Set co-founder Cam’Ron and Maybachboss Rick Ross with productions by Hit-Boy and Fernando Garibay, known as Garibay.
